{"id":20838,"date":"2025-06-17T14:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T12:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourisme-en-champagne.com\/guided-tours-in-champagne\/guided-tours\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T14:33:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:33:40","slug":"guided-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tourisme-en-champagne.com\/en\/activities-visits\/culture-heritage\/guided-tours-in-champagne\/guided-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Guided tours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull pattern-text-100 has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-63fbf5b9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A journey to the heart of history<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-1-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42eda63b26db117bdb1470b6298d321b wp-block-paragraph\">A tour guide is first and foremost a gateway to knowledge, whether historical, geographical, artistic or gastronomic. Their mission is to bring our heritage to life and help you discover its history through the prism of their passion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-891514bc5c036206c544b14404b0206e wp-block-paragraph\">Although some guides specialize in a particular period or artistic field, most are versatile and can give tours on a wide variety of subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2addb4825a01d1ca9b89f19fe24ec72a wp-block-paragraph\">Tour guides must constantly combine in-depth knowledge and storytelling skills to take you on a journey to the heart of history and bring the places they show you to life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/tourisme-en-champagne.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/06\/boulin.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;background-attachment:scroll;\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull pattern-text-50-left-background accent-1 has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-763b1afe5e621606696be9e477fe1691 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fdcf44e1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lecturer, more than just an enthusiast<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-1-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being a guide is not something you can improvise, and being a history buff isn&#8217;t enough to become a guide. In France, since 2011, the &#8220;carte professionnelle de Guide-conf\u00e9rencier&#8221;, issued by the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Culture, attests to the guide&#8217;s professionalism: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a professional degree in national guide-conf\u00e9rencier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a Master&#8217;s degree with validation of specific teaching units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-accent-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tourisme-en-champagne.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guide-conferencier-adt-marne-version-finale-2025-0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our + guides<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull pattern-text-100 accent-3 has-middleground-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-63fbf5b9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>IN PRACTICE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-3-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"patterns-underline wp-block-paragraph\">Although some practice the profession as a sideline, many tour guides have made guiding their main, or even exclusive, professional activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"patterns-underline wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>They operate under a variety of statutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-82d8dd78e2e61b4a2584b7db1094e30a\">\n<li>Self-employed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interim or temporary workers: they are usually employed on a temporary basis, with a fixed-term contract, and often work for several employers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seasonal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull pattern-text-50-media-50 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e47a7a75 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-63fbf5b9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>THE CORE BUSINESS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-1-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our guides&#8217; primary mission is to be well-informed: they are committed to providing you with <strong>reliable content<\/strong> that has been thoroughly researched and constantly updated. This enables them to answer your questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2e845981a30ff8c5d805b4413800e101\">Each guide then adds his or her <strong>personal touch<\/strong> and passion, creating a tailor-made experience for you. With you, our visitors, every visit is unique! <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The profession of guide also requires a solid knowledge of foreign languages, and tour guides often speak more than one language fluently, enabling visitors from all over the world to discover our heritage.<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/tourisme-en-champagne.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/06\/velo3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9251\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourisme-en-champagne.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/06\/velo3.jpg 485w, https:\/\/tourisme-en-champagne.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/06\/velo3-400x349.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-63fbf5b9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>COLLECTIF DES GUIDES CONF\u00c9RENCIERS DE CHAMPAGNE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-1-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"patterns-underline wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:collectifguideconfca@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">collectifguideconfca@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A journey to the heart of history A tour guide is first and foremost a gateway to knowledge, whether historical, geographical, artistic or gastronomic. 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